All of the Following Statements Help to Explain How the Judicial

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements help to explain how the judicial appointment process supports the maintenance an independent judiciary, EXCEPT?

A) Judges are expected to have certain backgrounds and qualifications, for example, having served as law professors or appellate court judges.
B) Potential judges have typically written many previous legal decisions or law review articles, so their views are well-known, and those with extreme views can be avoided.
C) When all judges are appointed by a single party in government, they are not beholden to the next government that comes power, and therefore have greater independence.
D) Staggered appointment processes and requirements for super-majority support mean that one party or government cannot control the appointment of all judges to the high court, ensuring that court has a variety of views.